The Lester Group announced an expansion of its businesses with the addition of Custom Builder Supply Company, a well-respected brand in Williamsburg, Virginia, and James City County. The strategic move became effective on June 3 and strengthens The Lester Group’s presence in the Virginia building supply market.

The top three teams of university students from around the world have been selected as winners in Wege Prize 2024, the globally recognized, circular-economy ideas competition.

Participants at the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance’s Summer Conference heard about the definitions, measurements, codes and testing standards for several natural disasters though an Intertek-sponsored session, “Natural Disaster Standards and Testing.”

Construction Specialties announced a major sustainability initiative that is dedicated to directing its operational practices toward sustainability, embedding it at all levels of the organization.

A new headquarters for the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation in Manhattan, New York, offers a dynamic gathering and activity center for public and internal uses for women architects, engineers and construction executives and allied professionals.

The construction industry added 17,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released on Jan. 5 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 197,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5 percent.

The construction sector added 17,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages at a faster clip than other industries, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of government data released on Jan. 5.

A contractor in New Jersey will pay $13,500 in OSHA fines after one of its workers fell to their death on a job site, according to Guy Burdick of EHS Daily Advisor.

Building better business skills is the overriding theme for the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association’s Educational Workshops during its 48th Annual Convention & Trade Show. STAFDA has a loaded agenda for its Nov. 10-12 Convention & Trade Show at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Disability Pride Month is coming in July. As it approaches, this is a good time for building stakeholders – building owners, facility managers, architects, contractors and the public – to think about how they can improve accessibility for the millions of people who use their facilities.